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/fʌɪˈməʊ.sɪs/ · noun
(medicine) A contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted..
’Twill end in a phimosis, replied Dr. Slop.
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Phimosis means (medicine) A contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted..
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’Twill end in a phimosis, replied Dr. Slop.
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